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Elliott Smith's XO

2009-04-01 Music
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Release : 2009-04-01
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Book Synopsis Elliott Smith's XO by : Matthew LeMay

Download or read book Elliott Smith's XO written by Matthew LeMay. This book was released on 2009-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut defies the "tortured singer-songwriter" stereotype, and takes up this defiance as a central theme. At a time when Smith was being groomed for a particular (and particularly condescending) brand of stardom, he produced a record that eviscerated one of the central assumptions of singersongwriterdom: that pain is beautiful. XO insists that romanticizing personal tragedy can only leave you "deaf and dumb and done." And it backs up this claim with some of the most artful and intelligent music of its day. Matthew LeMay writes an original take on a widely beloved album, steering clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work.

Torment Saint

2013-10-10 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2013-10-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Torment Saint by : William Todd Schultz

Download or read book Torment Saint written by William Todd Schultz. This book was released on 2013-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was trauma from an early age, years of drug abuse and a chronic sense of disconnection that sometimes seemed almost self-engineered. Smith died violently in Los Angeles in 2003, under what some believe to be questionable circumstances, of a single fatal stab wound to the chest. By this time fame had found him, and record buyers who shared the listening experience felt he spoke directly to them from beyond: lonely, lovelorn, frustrated, fighting until he could fight no more. And yet, although his achingly intimate lyrics carried the weight of truth, Smith remained unknowable. In Torment Saint, William Todd Schultz gives us the first proper biography of the rock star, a decade after his death, imbued with affection, authority, sensitivity and long-awaited clarity. Torment Saint draws on Schultz's careful, deeply knowledgeable readings and insights, as well as on more than 150 hours of interviews with close friends, lovers, bandmates, peers, managers, label owners, and recording engineers and producers. This book unravels the remaining mysteries of Smith's life and his shocking, too-early end. It will be an indispensable examination of his life and legacy, both for Smith's legions of fans as well as readers still discovering his songbook.

Elliott Smith

2007-11 Art
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Release : 2007-11
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Elliott Smith by : Autumn de Wilde

Download or read book Elliott Smith written by Autumn de Wilde. This book was released on 2007-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of photographs of musician Elliott Smith and transcriptions of interviews with people who knew him, accompanied by a compact disc of unreleased live recordings.

Elliott Smith Songbook

2009-10 Music
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Release : 2009-10
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 130/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Elliott Smith Songbook by : Elliott Smith

Download or read book Elliott Smith Songbook written by Elliott Smith. This book was released on 2009-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Recorded Versions). A fixture on the Portland indie music scene, singer-songwriter Elliott Smith was introduced to the mainstream via his Oscar-nominated song "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack. This collection features that song and 17 others, from his first CD, through tracks released after his tragic and untimely death. Includes: Angeles * Clementine * Everything Means Nothing to Me * Pretty (Ugly Before) * Say Yes * Son of Sam * Waltz #2 (XO) * and more, plus a discography and an intro.

Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing

2009-04-27 Music
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Release : 2009-04-27
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Book Synopsis Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing by : Benjamin Nugent

Download or read book Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing written by Benjamin Nugent. This book was released on 2009-04-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for his Oscar-nominated song "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, Elliott Smith was catapulted to the status of indie rock star after performing at the 1997 Academy Awards. Some of his albums, XO and Either/Or among them, would become '90s classics, helping to define an understated aesthetic that owed as much to the melodic emphasis of The Beatles as it did to punk. In the afterglow of the success of "Miss Misery," Smith's fame grew--alongside his struggles with depression and substance abuse. First relocating to Brooklyn, and then finally to L.A., he fell into a downward spiral evident to friends and fans alike, even as he continued to write such beautifully realized songs as "Waltz #2" (XO). Drawing on new interviews with those who knew and loved Smith, and focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith's life and music, Ben Nugent compellingly and sympathetically portrays an enormously gifted, yet troubled, artist.

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